Police search for damaged pickup after traffic incident, Wood River IL
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, police investigated a gray or black pickup truck with front-end damage traveling westbound near N 6th Street and E Edwardsville Road in Wood River, Illinois. The vehicle was believed to be involved in a traffic incident east of the intersection. Officers searched nearby areas, including a parking lot near a former car dealership, but did not immediately locate the suspect vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Alton Police, Fire, EMS and Public Works
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02:7
Transcript:
00:00
3281, I'm gonna have you check in the area for that.
00:03
Suspect vehicle left westbound.
00:09
Thing in just east of Franchise.
00:13
Possibly the small parking lot across from the old car dealership just east of Franchise.
00:20
Acknowledged.
00:29
Railroad, Illinois 255 on top of six.
00:35
Hey Spring Unit Troop Eight, railroad, Illinois 225 on top off of 61820.
00:40
Gray Ford Maverick, gray Ford Maverick.
00:43
Okay, please repeat call location.
00:47
Need a response.
00:51
Negative.
00:54
That's clear.
00:55
1802 is in service.
01:02
1823.
01:09
281, 124 is inquiring if you didn't ask to complain if that was a pickup truck or possibly an SUV.
01:18
Except for still trying to locate the complaint.
01:25
Except we're all trying to get him back on the line.
01:35
1802, acknowledged.
01:42
72 information.
01:45
72.
01:50
Believed to be a Chevy pickup truck, either black or gray color.
01:54
Should be front end damage and it happened east of Sixth Street and Edwardsville Road.
02:00
It did not happen on Franchise property.
02:02
It actually had one Edwardsville Road just east of Sixth on Edwardsville Road that.
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Location mentioned:
N 6th St & E Edwardsville Rd, Wood River, IL 62095
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